South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique

I was lucky enough to spend a three week holiday in these countries, organised by Dave Thornhill of "World Steam" fame, during 1972 when there was still plenty of steam to be found. Photos are in chronological order. Many more photos to be added as time permits!
Photos taken on Pentax S1a and SL SLR cameras with Pentax 55mm standard lens, 135mm telephoto lens and 28mm wide angle lens, metering by Weston Master V - Agfa CT18 Slide Film.

Under a glorious early morning cloudless sky, 16DA class 4-6-2 No. 869 has finished shunting its "wayside" train at Kerelaw station and now sets off eastwards towards Ficksburg on the line from Bloemfontein to Bethlehem. Tuesday 5th September 1972. This was one of the engines built by Hohenzollern in 1928. Slide No. 10045.